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The Baseball is a salute to the ball, filled with insider trivia, anecdotes, and generations of ball-induced insanity—from Zack Hample, the bestselling author of Watching Baseball Smarter
• Which Hall of Famer once caught a ball dropped from an airplane?
• Why do balls get stamped with invisible ink?        
• What’s the best ticket to buy for catching a foul ball?
• Which part of the ball once came from dog food companies?
• How could a 10,000-year-old glacier help a pitcher grip the ball?
 
In this enlightening, entertaining, and often wildly funny book, Zack Hample shares ballpark legends and lore, explores the history of the baseball souvenir craze, and also details the evolution of the ball. Finally, Hample—who has snagged more than 4,600 balls from 48 different major league stadiums—offe

The Baseball Stunts Scandals and Secrets Beneath

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      Publisher: Random House USA Inc
      Publication Date: 08/03/2011
      ISBN13: 9780307475459, 978-0307475459
      ISBN10: 030747545X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Baseball is a salute to the ball, filled with insider trivia, anecdotes, and generations of ball-induced insanity—from Zack Hample, the bestselling author of Watching Baseball Smarter
      • Which Hall of Famer once caught a ball dropped from an airplane?
      • Why do balls get stamped with invisible ink?        
      • What’s the best ticket to buy for catching a foul ball?
      • Which part of the ball once came from dog food companies?
      • How could a 10,000-year-old glacier help a pitcher grip the ball?
       
      In this enlightening, entertaining, and often wildly funny book, Zack Hample shares ballpark legends and lore, explores the history of the baseball souvenir craze, and also details the evolution of the ball. Finally, Hample—who has snagged more than 4,600 balls from 48 different major league stadiums—offe

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